新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語綜合教程第六冊(cè)15單元課后習(xí)題答案

1、Unit1WORDOnlywhenwehaveweighedallthefactorsinvolvedcanwedecidewhenwouldbethebesttimetotakeaction.Themanagementinvitedtheemployeestovoluntarilysubmitproposalsforprojectstoimproveworkperformance.Thenewstudentsweretoldthattheymustregisterwithuniversitybeforetheycouldclaimtheirgrants.Theclub,whichclaime

2、dtohavefoundasuspiciouspackagethatmightcontainbombs,wasstillsealedofffollowingasecurityalertearlierthismorning.Acrowdofpeoplegatheredround,outragedbythewaythepoliceofficerswerehittingthetwomen.ExtensiveconversationswithnativespeakersformanintegralpartoftheEnglishlanguagecourseinouruniversity.Inthisc

3、haptertheauthorillustratehismarketingtheorywithlotsoffirst-handmaterialsfromhisbusinesscareer.Aftereachgroupfinishtheirpresentation,therestoftheclassshouldcritiquetheirperformanceandvoteforthebestspeaker.EXPRESSIONYoudontneedtodressupjusttogotothepub-jeansandaT-shirtwilldo.Couldyoutypeupthequestions

4、andanswersfromthepressconference,please?Theyareduetobecarriedintomorrowsnewspaper.Asthetrainingprogressedtotheadvancedlevel,mostofthestudentsdriftedaway,whileMelanieandseveralothersstayedtotheend.Agroupofteenagersputonamusicalplayaboutwildlifeprotection,whichattractedalargeaudienceeverytimetheyappea

5、redonthestage.Economicrecoveryisalreadyunderwayandbusinessisbecomingbriskagain.Afterlyinginhospitalfortwoweeks,Jennywasafraidthatshehadfallenbehindwithherschoolwork.CLOZEOnlineteaching,arelativelyrecentinstructionalmedium,isbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Atthesametime,however,ithasbroughtalotofchallenge

6、stoteacherswhoareusedtogivingtraditionallectures.Firstofall,thereisthechallengeofdeliveringthesubjectmatterviacomputerinthesameenthusiastic,humorousandeasy-to-understandwayasinaregularclassroom.Secondly,theteacherneedstodohoursoftypingandillustratingtomakethesubjectmatterclearforonlinestudents.Third

7、ly,foronlineeducation,interaction-withtheteacherandwithotherstudents-isamoreintegralelementoflearningthanitisintheclassroom.Therefore,itiscriticalforthestudentstofeeltheteacherisalwaystherereadytoanswerquestions,willingtohelpdevelopasenseofcommunitybuiltaroundthesubjectmatter.Finally,somestudentsnee

8、dthedisciplineoftheclassroomtostayinvolveorelsetheywillfallbehindanddriftawayinanonlineclassastheonlineclassprovidetoomuchflexbility.Howtokeepthosestudentsisprobablythegreatestchallengetoanonlineclassteacher.TRANSLATIONWhenIfirstcameintocontactwithonlineteaching,Ihadquestionsaboutthevalidityofthisin

9、structionalmedium.Iwouldnotknowwhetherthestudentsubmittingtheworkwasthesamepersonwhoregisteredforthecourse.OnlineteachingalsorequiredrethinkinghowIdeliverthesubjectmatter.Withoutface-to-facecommunication,canI,viacomputer,makethestudentsfeelthesamekindofenthusiasmandappreciatemysenseofhumor?Myshydaug

10、htersexperienceprovedtobeveryinspiring.Sheneverspokeinclass,butinthetwoonlinecoursesshetook,shedivedintodiscussionsandpostedheropinions.TheonlinecoursebeganandthingsranbetterthanIhadexpected.Thestudentsallfollowedthedirectionswell,andthediscussionboardwaslively.IvenevermetanyofmystudentsbutIgottokno

11、wthembytheirworkandIsawtheirlearningattitudesdevelopbeforemyeyes.Ifoundthatonlineeducationworkedbestwithstudentswhowereverycomfortablewiththecomputerandwillingtobecomepartofacommunitybuiltaroundthesubjectmatter.Anditrequiredteacherstobewillingtohelpbuildthatsenseofcommunityandmakethestudentsfeelthet

12、eacherwasalwaysthere.UNIT2WORDHewasmerelyaboy;Iwouldnthaveexpectedhimtounderstandthoseabstractformulas.Thoughleadingafrugallife,Charlesisverygenerous,contributingtimeandmoneytoanumberofcharitableorganizations.Hewasntthesortofpersonwhokeptthingsforsentimentalreasons;hethrewthemawayimmediatelyafteruse

13、.Thefirehaddestroyedmostthebuilding,butwemanagedtosalvageafewvaluableitems.Hewaslookingthroughapileofoldnewspaperclippingsforthereportonthe100thanniversaryoftheuniversity.Reclininginacomfortablechair,Davididlyflippedthroughasportsmagazine.HowcanyouexpectanAforthiscoursewhenyouturninanessayassloppyas

14、this?Theprojectneedstobemeticulouslyplannedaswehaveatightdeadlineandonlyalimitedbudget.EXPRESSIONDuetothecleanersstrike,therubbishinmyhousehadbeenleftunattendedfordaysanditbegantopileupagainstthewall.Iwasthinkingofgivingawaythosebabyclothesofmydaughters,butforsentimentalreasonsIcouldntbringmyselftop

15、artwiththem.Firstapplyshampootoyourhairandleavetheshampoofortwominutes,thenrinseitoffwithwarmwater.Aftermonthsofpreparation,Kateandherparterfinallysetuptheirownprintingbusiness.Iputforwardanumberofsuggestionstoimproveworkingefficiency,butthemanagementjusttoyedwithideasforawhileandthenrejectedthem.Wh

16、enquestionedaboutthehighoilpriceatpresent,nearlyallintervieweesclaimedtheyhadbeenforcedtocutdownfuelandmanyreportedinconvenienceintheirlives.Haveyoufinishedwithscissor?Werewaitingtohaveourpaper-cuttingdone.Buriedinmoundsoffiles,IjustwantedtogetthewholethingoverwithsoonersothatIcouldgoawayandenjoymyh

17、olidaywithallmyheart.Theglobalfinancialcrisisiscuttingaswaththroughthecountryseconomy,withcompaniesgoingbankruptandindividualscuttingdownontheirexpenditure.Paulisaneasy-goingfellowatheartthoughsometimesheisveryharshandstrictwithhisstudents.CLOZEThedistinctionbetweenneatpeopleandsloppypeopleboilsdown

18、tothis:neatpeoplearelazierandmeanerthansloppypeople.Foronething,neatpeoplearebumsandclodsatheart.Theylikeresultsanddonotcareaboutprocess.Insteadofcarryingintheirmindseyeaheavenlyvision,theyjusthandleeverythingonceandforallandeverythingthatisofnoimmediateusegoesintothetrashcan.Theyareincrediblywastef

19、ulandputneatnessbeforeallelse,eveneconomics.Bycontrast,sloppypeopletakepainstodevelopambitionsplans.Theymaynotbeneatnowbutsomedaytheywillstraightenouttheworld.Besides,neatpeoplehavecavalierattitudestowardeverything,includingsuchpossessionsasfamilyheirlooms.Andtheyareespeciallyviciouswithmail.Theythr

20、owadscatalogs,andcouponsintothetrashcanwithoutopeningthem.Theyaresoinsensitivethatpeople,animals,andthingsareallonetothem.Theywouldtoywiththeideaofthrowingthechildrenoutofthehousejusttocutdownontheclutter.Ontheotherhand,sloppypeoplegivelovingattentiontotheirpossessionsandfinditimpossibletopartwithan

21、ything.TRANSLATIONSloppypeoplearenotreallysloppy.Itisjustthattheplantheycarryintheirmindseyeistooprecise,toostupendousandtooperfecttobeachievedinthisworldorthenext.Theyaimtoohighandwide.Theysaveeverything,planningsomedaytofileandorder.Whentheyfinallysetabouthandlingthings,sloppypeoplejustcantbeartop

22、artwithanything.Afterhoursofwork,theplacelooksexactlythesame.Sosloppynevergetneat.Neatpeopleplaceneatnessaboveeverythingelse.Theylikeresultsanddontcareaboutprocess.Theyhavecavalierattitudestowardpossessions.Ifanythingcollectsdust,itsgottogo.Theyareincrediblywasteful.Anythingthatisnotofimmediateusego

23、esintothetrash.Theyareinsensitiveandthereisnosentimentalsalvagingofbirthdaycardsorthelastletteradyingrelativeeverwrote.Neatpeopleoperateontwounvaryingprinciples:Neverhandleanyitemtwice,andthroweverythingaway.Sotheonlythingmessyinaneatpersonshouseisthetrashcan.Soneatpeoplearelazierandmeanerthansloppy

24、people.Thedistinctionbetweenthemismoral.UNIT3WORDEveryyearGeorgegiveshiswifeGigiahugebunchofredrosesonherbirthday.1triedtogiveupsmokingseveraltimesbeforeIrealizedIwasaddictedtoit.Youngpeoplewhoabusedrugsregularlyoftenendupasveryimmatureadultsbecausetheyneverlearntocopewiththeirproblems.Afterlongsepa

25、rationwefinallyhadafamilyreunionwhereIsawrelativesIhadntseenfor20years.Hecatchescoldeasilybecausehisbodysimmunesystemissuppressedbythevirus.Hiswordshavesowntheseedsofsuspicioninourmindsandwearegoingtore-examinetheevidencehehasgivenincourt.MissWalkersfatherhadgonebankruptowingtoafailedbusinessventure

26、withhisdishonestpartners.Theinventionofmodernappliancessuchaswashingmachinesandplug-inconvenienceshasliberatedwomenfromhouseholdchoresandenabledthemtoentertheworkforce.TheSmithsadoptedapoorlittlegirlwhohadbeenstarvedofaffectionsinceherparentsdiedinanaccident.Accordingtoofficialstatistics,thereare58d

27、eathsper1000childrenborninthatremoteareaofthecountry.EXPRESSIONAreputationforquality,coupledwithverycompetitiveprices,hasmadethesecarsverypopular.ManyofficialshavebeenwonderingaloudaboutthePrimeMinisterscompetenceinhandlingthecurrentfinancialcrisis.Youcanlosefivepoundsaweekonthisdiet.Andbestofall,yo

28、uneverhavetofeelhungry.Thedoctoradvisedthosewithheartproblemstoputafirst-aidkitcloseathandthetime.Severaltimesithadcrossedhismindtocheckonthecar,butheneveractuallydidit.ImnotgoingtositbyandwatchamangotoprisonforsomethingIvedone.CLOZETobaccosmokinghasbeenapopularpracticeforcenturies.Thetobaccoindustr

29、y,coupledwithHollywoodmovieinwhichbothheroandheroinepuffaway,hassuccessfullyestablishedaglamorousimageofsmokers.Asaresult,peopletakeupsmokingwiththeillusionoflookingeitherdapperorfashionableandmostofthemenduphopelesslyaddictedtocigarettes.InsomeThirdWorldcountries,asinAmericanghettosandonreservation

30、s,moneythatshouldbespentforfoodgoesinsteadtothetobaccocompanies.Indeed,smokingisnothingbutself-poisoning,andwatchingtheirlovedonesdyingofsmoking,familymembersareoftenoverwhelmedwithafeelingoffutility.Meanwhile,wemustfeelempathyforthetobaccoplantitself.ThoughforcenturiestheplanthasbeenveneratedbyNati

31、veAmericansasasacredmedicinetohealwoundsandcurediseases,ithasbeencapturedandabusedtoenslavetheworld.Andwithitstruenaturesuppressed,thetobaccoplanthasbecomedeadly.Indeed,weshouldredeemtobaccossoul,restoreitsself-respectrightawayandpromotetheslogan:Everyhomeasmoke-freezone.TRANSLATIONHerdaughtersmoked

32、andshefeltadeephurtashermother.Sherememberedhowasachildshesatby,throughtheyears,andwatchedherfather,whosmokedlikeachimney,wheezethroughmostofhislifefeelinghalfhisstrength,andsherememberedhowcarefullysheatewhenshewaspregnant,howpatientlyshetaughtherdaughterhowtocrossastreetsafely.Shehadafeelingoffuti

33、litywhenshesawherdaughterrepeatingthemistakeofhergrandfather.Shedidnotwanttoseeinthefamilyanothervictoryforthetobaccocompanies,butshewasfacedwithpowerfulrivals:thetobaccoindustryandHollywood.Thetwocollaboratedtowinovercompletelypeoplelikeherfatherandmadethemhopelesslyaddictedtocigarettes.Itisnoteasy

34、toquitsmoking,butthingsmaybecomeeasierofsmokersrealizethatsmokingissformofself-batteringthatalsobattersthosewhomustsitby,andifwecanreallymake“everyhomeasmoke-freezone.”UNIT4WORDSmartandhardworking,Germenseemeddestinedforasuccessfulcareerahead.At31,Peggyfeelstrapintheboringjobofanofficesecretaryandsh

35、ehasayearningtoescape.YesterdayastormblastedtheFloridacoastwith75m.p.h.windsandlefttwotouristsmissing.Thecouplehardlyeverreachanagreement-theirconversationsofteneruptintoquarrelsandshouting.Theballetcompanysnewperformancesuccessfullyblendedtraditionandcreativeinnovation,whichwongreatadmirationfromcr

36、itics.Repeatedexamfailureshaderodedherconfidenceandexertedaninfluenceonher-shestartedtoskipclassesmoreoften.Eversinceoursecretaryresigned,ourofficehasbeeninastateoftotalchaos.Parentsareusuallyinclinedtoimposetheirownmoralvaluesontheirchildren,whichmightbringonrebellionfromteenagers.Somefathersarejea

37、lousoftheattentionanewbornbabyreceivesfromitsmother,eveniftheywontadmitit.1havethisstrongyearningforopenspacesfromhavinglivedinacrowedcityfortoomanyyears.EXPRESSIONTheresultofthesurveyisquitealarming-halfthemarriagesinthiscountryendindivorce.Beingaddictedtobettingonhorses,hehadgambledawaymostofhisin

38、heritancebythetimehewasthirty.Wecookedtoomuchforlunchandhadtotakewhatwasleftoverforsupper.Manycompaniesarenowsufferingfromachronicshortageoffundsbroughtoninrecentyearsbythefinancialcrisis.Shedidntquarrelwithherhusbandwhenshefoundoutabouthisinfidelity,butherannoyanceshoweditselfinherlook.Inflationnib

39、blesawayatpeoplessavingsandreducestheirvalueconsiderably.Toshowmyaffectionforthelittlegirl,Ibentdownandtriedtokissherontheforehead,butshepulledawayintime,whichmademeratherembarrassed.Astheadvancingsoldiersclosedinonthetown,peoplestartedrunningintotheundergroundsheltersforsafety.CLOZEThecausesformari

40、taldespairarevaried.Somemarriagesfailbecauseoftheoutsideweather:pressuressuchasjobloss,illness,careofagingparentsandalltheotherplaguesoflifemayharshlyhitmarriage.Someothermarriagesfailbecauseofachangedinnerclimate.Atthetenderbeginningsofromance,eachofusselectswithunconsciousaccuracyamatewhowillrecre

41、atewithustheemotionalpatternsofourfirsthomes,amatewhowillhelpusrediscoverboththepsychologicalhappinessandmiseriesofourpastlives.Andallmarriagesrelyonthebasicmythofmeaningeverythingtoeachother,ofmergingtogetherandsolvingalloflifesproblems.Yet,realitiesoflifeerodethevisionsofmaritalbliss.Nowmanymarria

42、gesfallapartbecausethoseinthecommitmentareunwillingtoexercisetheself-disciplinethatmarriagerequires.Besides,anessentialelementforagoodmarriage,i.e.,communicationbetweenpartners,isoftenmissing.TRANSLATIONMarriagehasalwaysbeendifficult.Whyhasitbecomesohardforcouplestostaytogetherintodayssociety?Ontheo

43、nehand,ourmodernsocialfabricisthin,andthepermissivenessofsocietyhascreatedunrealisticexpectationsandthrownthefamilyintochaos.Ontheotherhand,marriagerequiressexual,financialandemotionaldiscipline,butpeopletodayareunwillingtoexercisetheself-disciplinethatmarriagerequires.Besides,couplestodaymustalsode

44、alwithalltheculturalchangesbroughtoninrecentyearsbythewomensmovementandsexualrevolution.Theseandotherrealitiesoflifeerodethevisionsofmaritalbliss.Ifwelackadaptability,flexibility,genuineloveandkindness,andanimaginationstrongenoughtofeelwhattheotherisfeeling,ifwecannotbringdifficultiesoutintotheopen,

45、thenmarriagemaycometotheendoftheroad.Ofcourse,divorceidnotanevilact.Forsomepeople,itprovidessalvationanditcanbeasteptowardagoodlife.However,marriagesthatdonotfailbutimprove,thatpersistdespiteimperfections,offerawondrousshelterforourmutualhumanity.UNIT5WORDThepoliceareconstantlysearchingfornewwaysofs

46、teeringyoungpeopleawayfromcriminalactivities.Theaudiencewerethrownintoapanicafterabombexplodedinthetheatre.Heexplainedlaterthathehadrefrainedfromcommentingonhisopponentsanti-constitutionalclaimsinordertoavoidopenconfrontationatthemeeting.Corporateexecutivesshouldnotbegiventherighttointrudeintoemploy

47、eesprivatelivesbymonitoringtheirphonecalls.Toprotectintellectualpropertyrights,thegovernmentsismakingagreatefforttounifytheKTVsysteminkaraokebars.Asthefactoryisfacedwiththedangerofbeingshutdown,manyworkersaresufferingfromaninnersenseofdesperation.Itistotallynonsensetoassertthatsmokingcanhelppreventb

48、irdfluorswineflu.Thebuswasalreadyfullupbuttheoldladymanagedtosqueezein.Usingtoomanypiecesofelectricalequipmentatoncemayoverloadthecircuitandcausepowercutorfire.Despiteallthetreatmenthehashadoverthepastfewmonths,Ashbyisstillsufferingfromskinrashesandrecurringrespiratoryproblems.EXPRESSIONAsIwasshoppi

49、ngoneday,agirlmistookmeforthewell-knownactorJackieChanandaskedformyautograph.Theboxhasbeenleftunattendedinthecellarforyears,anditcameapartaswetriedtoliftitup.Thegovernmentpromisedtothepublicthattheyshallkeepclosewatchonthelatestdevelopmentsinrelationtothedisease.Icanputupwithyourroombeingclutteredwi

50、thpaintingsandprints,butIhateitifitsnotclean.Topreparefoodfortheelderly,makesuretocutoutthefatandbonebeforeyoucookthemeat.Thepainoflosinghisonlydaughterstillsweepsoverhiminwavesthoughithasbeentwoyearssincethetrafficaccidentoccurred.Thepeoplewhogothurtinthecollisionwererushedtotheonlyhospitalinthevic

51、inityofthesceneoftheaccident.Detectivesweresearchingthesceneofthecrimeclosely,beingcarefulenoughnottoleaveanydetailsout.Forsomedayshehadbeenmullingoverthenewplan,tryingtocomeupwithsomethingmoreconstructive.Accordingtothelatestsurvey,only5%ofAmericanadultsengageinregularannualphysicalcheck-ups,whichhealthscientistsconsiderquiteworrying.A11ofyourachievementsfortheweekshouldbegatheredupinaten-minutetalkwiththemanagereveryFriday.Ofthe88locomotivesonthisrailroadline,35areoutofcommission,eitherawaitingrepairsorbeingreplaced.CLOZEWhenyourmindisoutofcommission,desperationwritingcanhelpyouwritesomethi